Suspect Coxson Lerebori Lucky Arrested As Alleged Ringleader In Lynching Of Four Aluu Students

By SaharaReporters, New York

The alleged instigator of the vigilante murder of four University of Port Harcourt students in Aluu community, Rivers State, has been arrested, Nigerian police announced today.

The suspect’s name was given as Coxson Lerebori Lucky, also known as “Bright”.

Lucky had been sought for questioning after the four students - Ugonna Obuzor, 18; Lloyd Toku, 19; Tekena Elkanah, 20, and Chiadika Biringa, 20 - were brutally killed by a mob who beat and “necklaced” the youths ten days ago. A video captured the students on the ground, fully disrobed with tires being forced over their heads. The mob pummeled them into bloody pulps with clubs after which they tossed kerosene on the near lifeless bodies and set them on fire.

According to police reports, the arrested suspect organized the vigilante mob by claiming the students had stolen laptops and smart-phones, a claim that was disputed by parents of one of the students and police authorities.

Twenty-one people have so far been arrested and the IG of police has ordered an inquest into the alleged involvement of police who were sighted in the area but failed to act, and has promised to bring to book any police officer found involved or negligent in the killing.

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I agree with you. Put a face to this.

Since they are not juveniles, let us have their pictures.

@Halima inre Double Edge

I concur. We should see one another as Nigerians, and treat each other equally without ethno-religious sentiments. May their souls RIP.

IG ACT NOW

Good day Mr IG What become of Damola case dat was murdered by one of ur DPO ( pen cinema police station). I Know dat d case is still on going. Pls always ensure dat u make d outcome of such cases public so dat Nigerians can know dat you people are not docile any more. thank u

police and aluu killed em boys

I BLAME THE POLICE FOR NOT ACTING,I BLAME THE IG COS THEY SET UP THE KIND OF POLICE WE HAVE TODAY. 90% OF NIGERIAN POLICE WILL IGNORE THOSE GUYS PLEA FOR HELP, SO PLS JUDGE CAN WE SKIP THIS NEWS AND GO STRAIGHT TO THE HANGING OF LUCKY, THE CHIEF AND OTHERS INVOLVED.

what a shame...

This is an excellent opportunity to express our disdain for this dastardly act. Those arrested should be tried for murder and if found guilty should be summarily executed. It will send a very strong signal against such barbaric behavior.
My heart goes out to the parents and family of the victims. May their young souls rest in peace.

We need some pics of the

We need some pics of the suspect and others involved

Dear IGP, wake-up

"... IG of police has ordered an inquest .... and has promised to bring to book any police officer found involved or negligent in the killing."

STORY STORY STORY. We heard that several times before, please tell us something else.  Or maybe, as this is not a high profile murder, something positive might come off it. So let's wait and see!!!

Meanwhile, what the nation need is a PROACTIVE police institution NOT A REACTIVE police force.  So dear IGP wake-up to your responsibilities!!!

A reflection of the Nigerian society

The unfortunate event in Aluu was a reflection of what happens all over Nigeria. Placing tyres round criminals and suspected criminals and setting them ablaze are common occurrences when one stands on an unfortunate pedestal of being branded a thief. These occurrences did not start today; and even in primitive Nigerian societies people usually ran 6-inch nails down a suspect's head or made such a person drink down cement solution! So Nigeria has been bedeviled all along with all forms of barbaric acts. And that is why the police and military could kill, detain at pleasure innocent civilians and nothing comes out of such; the highest a judge would do is to release such detained persons without invoking a bench warrant on the barbaric policeman. And the society takes such barbarity as the norm! The present situation is a replay of such barbarities. Who is to save Nigeria from these barbarities?

The Nigerian Police Farce

We have talked for too long, now lets walk the walk.

The Nigerian Police should be fully held responsible for the death of these young men.

The officer-in-charge of the nearest police formation to Aluu, should immedietaly be placed on suspension, without pay, and placed on an administrative arrest.

That is we must start

Aluu Killings

The NPF will promise Heaven and earth but wont get to the root of the case. An example is the case of murder by a police officer at gbagada. May God console the families of ALUU 4. Juctice is not in Nigeria's dictionary.

This is really ungodly and

This is really ungodly and absurd,let's see what will be done the so called suspects caught.moreover this is medicine after death,if really our so called Nigeria police are employed based on merit and capability in these country,effort would have been made to protect the deceased may their gentle souls rest in peace amen.but they burntthem alive in their cold blood,while the police men where even at the scene of the act of injustice that's quiet unfortunate.fellow citizens let us go back to God and make him our savior because well the true revelation is hear and very close.God help us........

Its high time.

Well its high time the government should be doing there duties if they realy want to move this nation forward. But notwithstanding having caught these heartless culprits, this doesnt mean the case wont yeald anything and probably next time we hear as usuall; they being cleared of all doing and got bailed. Because this is what Nigerian forces are good at. We pray that prosecuting these evils of a human will not go in vain. Thank God the government are now living up to there responbilities. Once again may there souls rest in great perfect peace. Amin.

After the arrest, then what?

Hopefully the arrest is not where they draw the curtains on this unfortunate incidence. Going by precedence, no one ever hears about the trial and subsequent sentencing in such cases. The media should for once keep following up on this issue and informing us of the progress.
We need to learn that mob action, without taking time to study the situation, is not desirable. It's d same thing going on with the new Achebe book. We "kill" first and search to understand after the fact.

good job

i will be very happy if this kind of jungle justice will end and the case will be made clear to the public thank to the igp.

M. D. Abubakar; a distinguished officer and gentleman.

I met Abubakar decades ago when he was on the Island in Lagos, I can't recall clearly now but I think he was DPO, Bar Beach police station at the time. If ever there was a no nonsense man, Abubakar is it. He is completely without emotions or sentiments when it comes to the discharge of his duties. It is a testament to the caliber of his person that I can recall his character so vividly and yet not remember his designation at the time, that is how strong the impressions he left in my mind were. A real man of his words that values his reputation above all else. He is a good man, a really good man that deserves all our support, especially in times like these. I wish him well and so should all of us.

It is no longer news that the

It is no longer news that the 'unfortunate' students were set up. What is however worrisome is the attitude of Nigerians to human life! There is no doubt that many are 'sick' in this nation to have approved that macabre performance! Human life is not 'creatable' by another fellow human but God. It is rather sad that fellow humans were watching with glee and even urged on others to destroy fellow human beings. The boy that set them up and the perpetrators of that heinous crime against those students have unleashed upon themselves generational curses that may not be broken except with commensurate suffering of their children who are yet unborn as at now. No amount of punishment will undo the pains, agony, disgrace and bereavement that were unjustly inflicted. May God have mercy on Nigeria.

Arrest of Bright by the Nigerian Police.

It is good that Bright has been arrested, the Nigerian Public will like to hear is own version of the murder story . Let nothing be done in secret.He should be charged to court immediately and let the trial begin.Bright should be allowed to have a lawyer of his choice.

Allah ya jikan su . IG in the

Allah ya jikan su . IG in the allah please ensure justice is servedall this i hit him twice doesnt wash. There is incontrvertible video evidence.
And all of us online commentatos should form an internet vigilante/ support group for the Unipory 4 . Let us keep focused and keep free from tribal, or religious distraction.
Justice must be done and seen to be done.

Allah ya jikan su . IG in the

Allah ya jikan su . IG in the allah please ensure justice is servedall this i hit him twice doesnt wash. There is incontrvertible video evidence.
And all of us online commentatos should form an internet vigilante/ support group for the Unipory 4 . Let us keep focused and keep free from tribal, or religious distraction.
Justice must be done and seen to be done.

Picture! Picture!!

Please publish the picture of this criminal. Publish his picture. We want to see the picture of the bloody criminal!

We saw lot of guys n gals on

We saw lot of guys n gals on d video enjoying d show get them arrested too.

ALUU JUNGLE BARBARISM (UNIPORT 4)

As for the so called ‘Bright’ I wish he would just be bound and cast into a pit full of soldier ants. Let them all be paid back in the most horrifying manner ever conceived by the mind of man. Let the kind of public execution that will be meted out to them remain a reference point that all future mobs will remember and involuntarily shrink back from going to the extremes when dealing with alleged culprits, especially in matters they scarcely have any proven facts about. And why can’t we see these beasts’ photographs for crying out loud.

RIP MY YOUNGER BRODAS!!

No one will hear his cry for help until he hangs!!

Aluu killing

1 Should always seek protection from God not from 9ja police.

1 Should always seek

1 Should always seek protection from God not from 9ja police.

the Bible say

he that kills by sowrd will be killed by the sowrd too

the yeye policemen are as guilty & should be arrested too

The policemen who ought to act to prevent this murder but refused to act should also be arrrested; THEY ARE AS GUILTY.

Let us hear from this guy

Please Sahara can you update us with the story from this so called Bright the instigator, to know the real true story.

Horror and hope

Because of this horrific mob "justice" many Nigerians may feel ashamed as we all can feel ashamed to be human with so many killed in the world. There is nothing "Nigerian" about killings; The map here http://chartsbin.com/view/1454 shows Nigeria is not even close to the top of the world homicide statistics.

Sad reality is that a mob violence is never properly punished. I just hope that every passive member of that mob at least apologizes publicly.

I pray that these particular senseless deaths are used to rise a next Martin Luther King or Ghandi and maybe forming a grass-roots social (not political or religious) movement and enrolling in it every Nigerian that pledges non-violence, would be a proper step to honor victims' families.

A hope, in spite of horror, is all we have...

Looks like the IG has awaken from his slumber

The IG's position to order an investigation on the role of the police unit sighted at the scene is little reassuring....a far cry from his earlier statement that the police unit was prevented by the crowd from assisting the 4 students or the bull$hit that they went back for re-enforcement because, I guess, mobile phone don't work in that part of the world.
I would prefer this investigation is carried out by a third party instead of the police. The reason for this is obvious. We'll see what happens.
In moving forward, I would like to see these illiterates in uniforme rounded up and sent to the farm. Our young unemployed graduates should be hired instead and trained to professionalize the NPF.

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